Saturday, 24 August 2013

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney could start against Chelsea, says David Moyes

Wayne Rooney could start in Monday's Premier League showdown with Chelsea, Manchester United manager David Moyes has revealed.
Rooney completed the final half-hour of United's victory at Swansea City last weekend, setting up goals for Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck.
And with another week's training under his belt after shaking off the hamstring and shoulder injuries that prevented him from playing any part in United's pre-season campaign, and the knock he picked up at the Liberty Stadium, the 27-year-old could feature against the club who have already had two bids for him turned down.
"Wayne has recovered and has a good chance of starting," Moyes told reporters.
It would be an interesting move by the Red Devils chief bearing in mind opposite number Jose Mourinho has already suggested he will make a third offer for Rooney next week.

English premier league results for 24th august 2013

Fulham 1 - 3 Arsenal
Everton 0 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
Hull City 1 - 0 Norwich City
Newcastle United 0 - 0 West Ham United
Southampton 1 - 1 Sunderland
Stoke City 2 - 1 Crystal Palace
Aston Villa 0 - 1 Liverpool

MOURINHO ON NEW TARGET AND MONDAY’S MAJOR MATCH

 Jose Mourinho's Friday afternoon media conference was primarily to look forward to Monday evening's big match in Manchester, and that was a major topic discussed, but added to the headlines coming out of the press room at Cobham were the manager's comments on a new transfer possibility.
Mourinho confirmed that Willian, the Brazilian attacking player who faced Chelsea for Shakhtar Donetsk last season and is now at Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia, is an additional target to Wayne Rooney before the transfer window closes.
'I couldn't say much in previous press conferences, I had to try to be honest but at the same time try to hide a few things,' Mourinho told reporters.
'If you remember I said I was happy with my squad but everyone of us managers says we are happy but we always want something more, we always want more quality and we never close the door to the possibility of adding more quality to the squad.'

Chelsea hijacks Spurs' Willian deal

Spurs appeared poised to announce a deal for the Anzhi Makhachkala forward after he completed a medical, but Chelsea has now hijacked the deal after making its long-standing interest known.
A deal was quickly agreed between the Blues and the Russian club - respective owners Roman Abramovich and Suleyman Kerimov are friends - and Willian has been keen to move to Stamford Bridge since first becoming aware of a potential switch to Chelsea two years ago.
"I think he's already made his decision," Mourinho said.
The self-styled 'Special One' nodded in the affirmative when asked if that was Chelsea.
He added: "I don't like to speak before time because football can be crazy.
"I know what the player wants, so in this moment we cannot hide, that it's a possibility."
Willian is still to undergo a medical at Stamford Bridge, but if he signs it strikes a blow for Mourinho over his former staff member Andre Villas-Boas, once of Chelsea and now Tottenham boss.
It could also hinder the prospective sale of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid, Mourinho's former club.


Friday, 23 August 2013

Statistical Preview: Will Either Manchester United Or Chelsea Land The First Blow In The Race For The Premier League Title?

As David Moyes prepares for his first home game in charge, he has much to ponder ahead of the Special One’s visit to Old Trafford. The Glaswegian opted to leave England striker Wayne Rooney on the bench, but it will be hard for Moyes to do so again. As, following the opening weekend, Rooney leads the assist charts with 2 goalscoring passes. According to the EA Sports Player Performance Index, only Manchester City’s Edin Dzeko matches Rooney.

Jose Mourinho backs David Moyes to be a success as Manchester United manager

Jose Mourinho has backed new Manchester United manager David Moyes to be a success as Sir Alex Ferguson's replacement at Old Trafford.
Mourinho takes his Chelsea side to Old Trafford on Monday and expects to face the same challenge he did when opposing a Ferguson side.
"There are things that we cannot change," Mourinho said.

David Moyes: Premier League has missed Jose Mourinho

Manchester United boss David Moyes says the Premier League has missed his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho.
The pair clash in Monday's night showdown and Moyes admits he is looking forward to crossing swords with Mourinho who is back at the helm at Stamford Bridge after his spell in Italy and Spain.
Moyes never enjoyed victory against the Portuguese whilst at Everton and with Monday also being the Scotsman's first Premier League match at Old Trafford, he admits Mourinho will add extra glamour to the occasion.

DO U REMEMBER THIS MOMENT ?

 Do u remember this goal ? where were you on that day and how did you feel ?

Transfer news: Romelu Lukaku would welcome arrival of Wayne Rooney at Chelsea

Romelu Lukaku says he would embrace competition for places if Chelsea were to agree a deal for Wayne Rooney.
The Blues are set to offer a third bid for the Manchester United striker following the sides' Premier League showdown at Old Trafford on Monday night.
And Lukaku, while fully focused on a regular place in the starting line-up, insists he would welcome Rooney if it would benefit the side.
"Every player wants to be in the best team there is," said the Belgium forward.

Report: Manchester United are interested in Juan Mata

Willian to Chelsea wasn't the only interesting piece of transfer news today, as ESPN has a report of a Chelsea player being targeted by a Premier League rival. According to ESPN:

Thursday, 22 August 2013

Jose Mourinho leads late Chelsea charge to hijack Tottenham’s £30m Willian deal

according to the Telegraph,
Mourinho, the Chelsea manager, is battling to beat Spurs to the signing of the Brazil international and made his move on Thursday in an effort to complete a deal before their game at Manchester United on Monday night.

Wayne Rooney Left in Limbo by Chelsea as Jose Mourinho Plays Waiting Game

Wayne Rooney's future will ultimately come down to a tussle for power between Premier League title rivals Chelsea and Manchester United, after Jose Mourinho revealed he will put the transfer on the back burner until after Monday’s giant collision between the two clubs.

Chelsea Transfer News: Breaking Down What Samuel Eto'o Would Bring to Blues

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I'll be honest with you, folks—when Chelsea was first linked with Samuel Eto'o, I didn't really understand the interest. At 32, he didn't seem to be much of an upgrade—if any at all—over Fernando Torres, Romelu Lukaku or Demba Ba.
Heck, I wrote as much.

FINAL WHISTLE VERDICT: CHALLENGE MATCHED

Chelsea head to Old Trafford for the first away game of the season with two home victories under our belt. The second came against an Aston Villa side which had certain aspects of their game that gave the Blues a strong test.
That was the view of Jose Mourinho after he watched Branislav Ivanovic's header in the second half seal the win, and he saw good qualities from his players too. An own-goal had given Chelsea the lead with Christian Benteke equalising just before the interval.

CECH: VERY DIFFICULT WIN

Having played a crucial role in our 2-1 win over Aston Villa, Petr Cech was left reflecting on a job well done.
In what was a tense, nervy encounter, Branislav Ivanovic's second-half header proved decisive, ensuring we top the Premier League table after playing two matches.
The Chelsea goalkeeper came to our rescue late in the game when he made a brilliant save to deny Andreas Weimann, and he was delighted with the eventual outcome.

Wednesday, 21 August 2013

MATCH REPORT: CHELSEA 2 ASTON VILLA 1

Summary; A second-half Branislav Ivanovic header proved decisive as we recorded a hard-fought win to go top of the Premier League table, albeit having played a game more than everybody else.
The Blues took the lead inside seven minutes when Antonio Luna bundled into his own net after Eden Hazard's effort had been saved by Brad Guzan,

Champions League - Qualification tonite results

Champions League - Qualification August 21
FT     Dinamo Zagreb     0 - 2     Austria Wien
FT     Fenerbahce     0 - 3     Arsenal
FT     PFC Ludogorets Razgrad     2 - 4     Basel
FT     Schalke 04     1 - 1     PAOK Thessaloniki FC
FT     Steaua Bucuresti     1 - 1     Legia Warszawa

champions league qualification & premier league live scores

 Champions League - Qualification August 21
live 90'     Dinamo Zagreb     0 - 2     Austria Wien
live 88'     Fenerbahce     0 - 3     Arsenal
live 90'     PFC Ludogorets Razgrad     2 - 4     Basel
live 90'     Schalke 04     1 - 1     PAOK Thessaloniki FC
live 90'     Steaua Bucuresti     1 - 1     Legia Warszawa
England - Premier League August 21
live 86'     Chelsea     2 - 1     Aston Villa

TEAM NEWS: CHELSEA 1 V ASTON VILLA 0 live 17min in play

Jose Mourinho makes two changes to the side that started against Hull.
Juan Mata returns in place of Kevin De Bruyne and Demba Ba is the striker in place of Fernando Torres who is rested completely.
Villa, fresh from beating Arsenal, make just one enforced change - Ciaran Clark in at the back for injured Nathan Baker.
Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:
1 Petr Cech; 2 Branislav Ivanovic, 24 Gary Cahill, 26 John Terry (c), 3 Ashley Cole; 7 Ramires, 8 Frank Lampard; 11 Oscar, 10 Juan Mata, 17 Eden Hazard; 29 Demba Ba.

Substitutes: 23 Mark Schwarzer, 28 Cesar Azpilicueta, 12 John Mikel Obi, 16 Marco van Ginkel, 15 Kevin De Bruyne, 14 Andre Schurrle, 18 Romelu Lukaku.
Villa are expected to line up in the following 4-3-3 formation:
Guzan; Lowton, Vlaar (c), Clark, Luna; El Ahmadi, Westwood, Delph; Weimann, Benteke, Agbonlahor.
Substitutues: Steer,Bennett, Okore, Bacuna, Helenius, Tonev, Sylla.
 The referee is Kevin Friend.

Chelsea: Martinez 'the Rooney alternative'

FC Porto striker Jackson Martinez is understood to be top of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho’s list of alternatives should he fail to bring Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney to the club this summer.

Rio Ferdinand: Chelsea games aren't as exciting as facing Liverpool

Rio Ferdinand insists he is not looking forward to Manchester United's clash against Chelsea on Monday.
The two Premier League giants go head to head for the first time this season at Old Trafford next week, but Ferdinand insists that games against local rivals Manchester City and also Liverpool are the ones he really looks forward to.
Recent encounters between the Red Devils and Chelsea have been particularly heated, with the controversy surrounding John Terry, Ashley Cole and Ferdinand ensuring tension often runs high.
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Chelsea are expected to challenge for Manchester United's Premier League crown this season following the return of Jose Mourinho, but Ferdinand says the game against the Blues isn't enough to get pulses racing.
"It is not one of my favourite games. Every game at Old Trafford is special, in front of our home fans and we try to put on a show," he said.
"We have our closest rivals, Liverpool and Manchester City, and those game are hyped up the most and you maybe take the most pleasure from winning against them."
Team-mate Ryan Giggs meanwhile believes that the Stamford Bridge-based club are genuine title contenders, and says Manchester United cannot afford to drop behind them early on in season.
'I think we need to get off to a good start. During Mourinho's first spell at Chelsea, they got off to good starts, and we didn't manage to catch them.

'It's been well documented that we do have tough start but we got a great result at Swansea, and hopefully we can carry that on.'

Chelsea to Test Manchester United With Third Bid For Wayne Rooney: Daily Soccer Report


 Jose mourinho and Chelsea will test Manchester United's determination to retain striker Wayne Rooney before the transfer window closes on 2 September because "nobody forbids you to try".
Mourinho, who has been linked with a move for the Anzhi Makhachkala striker Samuel Eto'o, who played under him at Internazionale, said the club had a fallback position if the Rooney bid failed: "We have plans B and C

Chelsea transfer target Robert Lewandowski rules out Borussia Dortmund departure

Chelsea target Robert Lewandowski has confirmed he will be staying at Borussia Dortmund for this season at least.
The powerful Polish hit-man has been linked with a possible move to Stamford Bridge this summer after Dortmund refused to sell him to Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich.

Do u Agree Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku deserves a starting role in Mourinho's side?

Jose Mourinho surprisingly started Fernando Torres ahead of Romelu Lukaku for Chelsea's Premier League opener against Hull City Tigers on Sunday.
A couple of years ago, the decision wouldn't have been much of a shock as Torres was a household name who could score goals for fun.
Now, however, it is a completely different story as the striker hasn't been able to hit the level of performances he put in while at Liverpool.

CHELSEA VS ASTON VILLA PREVIEW

Chelsea and Aston Villa have the opportunity to move to the top of the Premier League when they meet at Stamford Bridge in a match rearranged due to the Blues' participation in the European Super Cup.
Both sides enjoyed winning starts to the league season, but it was Villa who recorded the most impressive victory of the opening weekend. Two goals from Christian Benteke and a late third from Antonio Luna piled on further misery for Arsenal's already disillusioned supporters.

'We will destroy opponents!'... Mourinho

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Jose Mourinho revealed his predatory instinct yesterday by promising that Chelsea will ‘destroy’ teams this season if they maintain high intensity for entire matches.
A host of attacking talent lies at the Portuguese’s disposal and the trio of Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Oscar tore Hull apart in the opening half on Sunday.
But the young players tired and the score remained a relatively bloodless 2-0. Mourinho is confident that when fitness and experience improves, his Chelsea side will go for the kill and rack up goals.

Tuesday, 20 August 2013

champions league qualification results for tonite








FT Shakhter Karagandy 2 - 0 Celtic
FT Lyon 0 - 2 Real Sociedad
FT P.Ferreira 1 - 4 Zenit Petersburg
FT PSV Eindhoven 1 - 1 AC Milan
FT Viktoria Plzen 3 - 1 Maribor














MATA: RARING TO GO

Juan mata is hoping for involvement against Aston Villa on Wednesday after watching Sunday's victory against Hull from the sidelines.
We kicked off the Barclays Premier League campaign with a convincing 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge at the weekend, with last season's Player of the Year an unused substitute following his recovery from injury, but now fit, Mata is eager to win back a place he knows will be well contested over the coming months.
'It was a very good start in the game against Hull,' he said. 'The first 30 minutes were amazing.

Transfer news: Jose Mourinho is planning another bid for Wayne Rooney

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says that Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney remains his main transfer target.
However, Mourinho now admits that he does have possible back-up plans in mind if United remain steadfast in their determination to keep the England international.
Chelsea have reportedly had two bids for Rooney turned down already but Mourinho says they are likely to submit another offer before the transfer window closes.
Asked if he had any news on the situation, the Blues boss said: "Nothing has changed and, at a certain point, I agree with what Alan Pardew (Newcastle boss) was saying, that the transfer window goes too far.
"It goes to the third, fourth fixture of the season, which I agree is too much.
"But, at the same time, it gives everyone a chance to be in the market, while we are winning or losing points, and we will be until the last day."
Mourinho then discussed the Rooney bid specifically and pointed out that United are well within their rights to decline any bid, as Chelsea did when Barcelona attempted to purchase Brazilian defender David Luiz.

Mourinho: Official bids not forbidden

"We trust a lot in our project for the future because the team is very, very young," he said. "But we have conditions to try and improve our team by bringing in one more player and we are going to try that until the end.
"When you think that you'd like to have one player and the market is open, then official bids are not forbidden. Official bids are always accepted in an ethic way.
"You try because nobody forbids you to try and, of course, the player's owners can do exactly what we did in relation to David Luiz and Barcelona."
Samuel Eto'o, who worked with Mourinho at Inter, is believed to be another possible target for Chelsea.
Asked if he might turn to Eto'o, if Rooney remains at Old Trafford, Mourinho said: "We have a plan B and a plan C! Don't ask me names, because it's difficult to speak about players from other clubs."

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho thinks the Premier League is a six-team race

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho thinks the Premier League title race is wide-open and that as many as six teams have a chance to win it.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday's home game with Aston Villa, Mourinhoi said he thinks Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and, of course, his own Chelsea side, are all in the mix.
"At this moment we cannot speak about two sides, we have to speak about six sides," he said. "This is a very difficult league and any one of the six sides can lose points.

DUO RELISHING HEALTHY COMPETITION

Frank lampard believes every member of the Chelsea squad is under pressure to perform given the level of quality at Jose Mourinho's disposal.
The 35-year-old, who played the full 90 minutes against Hull City on Sunday, was an integral member of the manager's team during his first spell in charge at Stamford Bridge, which saw the Blues win back-to-back Premier League titles.

Monday, 19 August 2013

CAN MOURINHO WIN US THE LEAGUE ?

























Do u believe chelsea can win the league with this present squad ?

Transfer news: Chelsea teenager Stipe Perica set to join NAC Breda on loan

NAC Breda have confirmed they are hoping to sign Chelsea youngster Stipe Perica on a season-long loan.
The 18-year-old striker only moved to Stamford Bridge from Croatian outfit NK Zadar at the start of this month but is unlikely to feature in the first-team any time soon.
As a result, the Croatia Under-20 international is set to gain some experience in Holland, with NAC technical director Jeffrey van As confirming the Eredivisie outfit are close to completing a loan deal for the forward.

Is Mourinho determined to hijack Manchester Utd outcast Rooney?

Manager Jose Mourinho has given a clear hint Chelsea will make a third big-money attempt to buy Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney before the transfer window closes on September 2.
The Europa League holders have already had two sizeable offers for the unsettled England international rejected, with media reports putting the most recent bid at £25 million to £30 million.
"We will try to the last day to add a new player to the squad, a striker, but at this moment every striker has a club," Mourinho told reporters after Chelsea launched their Premier League season with a 2-0 home win over promoted Hull City on Sunday.
"I don't think it's ethical that I name a player that belongs to another club ... but if we have to make the bid we will do it in an ethical way, not like some clubs. We don't speak to players, we speak to clubs.
"We don't do what many clubs do and go around and try to influence players to behave in a certain way. We go direct to the club in a correct manner and we are going to try to do that until the last day of the window."

Chelsea plot £50m striker swoop

Chelsea could make a fresh move for unsettled Monaco striker Radamel Falcao, according to reports from The Metro.

LAMPARD: BRIGHT BEGINNINGS

Following the win over Hull, Frank Lampard spoke about the excitement that comes with a new season and the atmosphere which it, coupled with the return of Jose Mourinho, brought to Stamford Bridge this weekend. However it was characteristic of our long-serving midfielder that he also discussed the benefits of putting in hard work.

Sunday, 18 August 2013

MATCH REPORT: CHELSEA 2 HULL CITY 0

Summary A comfortable win kicked off the season with the damage to newly promoted Hull done during a bright first half.
Oscar scored our first goal of the campaign followed by a stunning free-kick from Frank Lampard, atoning in style for an early saved penalty.
Our all-time record scorer went close again later in the game and good goalkeeping prevented a bigger win, as did greater resistance from the visitors after the break.
Jose Mourinho handed three players their first Chelsea competitive games, Kevin De Bruyne making a full debut and Andre Schurrle and Marco van Ginkel introduced in the second half.
Team newsMourinho opted for Fernando Torres to lead the attack. De Bruyne began on the right of the three attacking supporting players, with Oscar in the centre and Eden Hazard on the left.

Chelsea Transfer News: Why Blues Should End Pursuit of Wayne Rooney

 Chelsea has been after Wayne Rooney during the August transfer window, but the writing is on the wall that the Blues should just end their pursuit of the Manchester United star.
According to Tony Banks and Paul Joyce of the Daily Express, Chelsea appears ready to abandon its attempt to land Rooney, setting an August 26 deadline to do so.
That isn't just a random date chosen by Blues boss Jose Mourinho. In fact, it's a very specific date as that is when Chelsea and Manchester United will ready for a showdown during the second week of the season.
Going after Rooney has been a long and arduous process for the Blues during the month of August. Chelsea has submitted two bids already for the star striker and are preparing a third for around £28 million plus add-ons, per the same Daily Express report.

TORRES: PRIMED FOR PREMIER ACTION

Fernando Torres is hoping he gets the nod to start against Hull City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday after a hard week of training.
Torres, who arrived back to pre-season late following Confederations Cup duty, has been playing catch-up with his team-mates, but having trained at Cobham this week rather than joining Spain's squad for their friendly in Ecuador, believes he is now at a level of sharpness to warrant inclusion for the first game of the Premier League season.
'Obviously I am maybe not at the same level as some of the other guys having not been training even for a month yet, but it's been a positive week training with the reserve guys, so I feel ready to play,' he said.
Last time Torres faced Hull he was a Liverpool player, netting a hat-trick against the Tigers at Anfield in a 6-1 win back in 2009.
'It was a long time ago,' he smiled. 'I remember the hat-trick. The first one was a cross from Albert Riera, I pulled it with my right leg and shot with the left, the second was from a pass from Yossi Benayoun, and the third was also the left foot, so I think it was a left-footed hat-trick, which are not very common!
'This time I think it will be harder. Always the first game of the season is a tricky game, all the teams want to give a good image of themselves and put in a performance, so it will probably be really good for the fans to watch. Hull will want to win and be positive, but they won't want to go crazy and be exposed and concede goals, so we will need to show character from the first minute, but we know the fans will be behind us with Jose Mourinho back and we can think positively.'
Mourinho has already said he expects a tough game from Steve Bruce's side this afternoon, but a win would be the perfect start heading into what is an already busy period of a season in which Torres hopes to lift further silverware.
'We will see what happens,' said the 29-year-old. 'Three top teams in the Premier League have changed managers and I think it will be even more difficult for all of us, because you need a bit of time to adapt. I think we have the same chances, and to start well will be key.
'It's one of the main targets and we will see what happens, but we have to go game by game and not think nine months ahead of ourselves.'

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